Nergal (musician)

Nergal

Adam Michał Darski (born June 10, 1977), stage name Nergal, is a Polish metal musician for the blackened death metal band Behemoth.

Biography

Adam Darski was born in Gdynia, Poland and raised Catholic. He goes by the stage name Nergal (naming himself after a Babylonian deity), and he is the founder, lyricist, main composer, frontman and manager of Behemoth, which he started when he was still a teenager. He also plays on lead, rhythm and acoustic guitar. Nergal likes to interact with the crowd during live performances. He is known for his contribution with the following bands: Hermh, Nile, Damnation, Vader, Sweet Noise, Mastiphal, December's Fire, Mess Age, Corruption, Hangover, The Wolverines and Hefeystos.

Nergal has completed six years of history, including one year of Latin at University of Gdańsk, and is qualified to be a museum curator.

He is referenced in Metalocalypse, because a character named Adam Nergal appeared on an episode of that show.

Equipment

Guitars:

• ESP LTD Ninja-600 (EMG 81/85 Setup)
• ESP Nergal Custom Shop Model (Used for gigging after the recording of "The Apostasy")
• ESP LTD EC-1000
• Gibson Explorer (EMG 81/85 Setup)
• Mayones/Flame Signum Gothic (As seen in 'Conquer All' video)
• Dean V (also in "Conquer All" video during the solo)
• Nergal Custom 7 String ("Making of the Apostasy footage")

Amplifiers:

• Bogner Uberschall
• Mesa Dual Rectifier
• Krank Krankenstein
• Laboga Mr. Hector

Nergal uses 1.0 MM custom InTune guitar picks with the Behemoth logo on the front and the band members' signatures on the back.

Discography

With Behemoth

• Endless Damnation demo (1992)
• The Return of the Northern Moon demo (1993)
• ...From the Pagan Vastlands demo (1994)
• And the Forests Dream Eternally EP (1994)
• Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) CD (1995)
• Grom (1996)
• Bewitching the Pomerania EP (1997)
• Pandemonic Incantations CD (1997)
• Satanica CD (1999)
• Thelema.6 CD (2000)
• Antichristian Phenomenon EP (2001)
• Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) CD (2002)
• Conjuration EP (2003)
• Demigod CD (2004)
• Slaves Shall Serve EP (2005)
• Demonica compilation (2006)
• The Apostasy CD (2007)
• At the Arena ov Aion – Live Apostasy live 2×CD (2008)
• Ezkaton EP (2008)

On compilations

• Czarne Zastepy tribute to Kat (1996)
• Originators of Northern Darkness tribute to Mayhem (1999)
• Tyrants from the Abyss tribute to Morbid Angel (2000)

Guest appearances

• Mastiphal - Nocturnal Landscape (1994) (drums)
• Hermh - Crying Crown of Trees (1996) (bass guitar)
• December's Fire - Vae Victis (1996) (vocals)
• Damnation - Coronation (1997) (bass guitar)
• Hefeystos - Psycho Cafe (1998) (vocals)
• Hangover - Terrorbeer (2002) (vocals)
• Vader - Revelations (2002) (vocals)
• Mess Age - Self-Convicted (2002) (vocals)
• Corruption - Orgasmusica (2003) (vocals)
• Sweet Noise - Revolta (2003) (vocals)